Under the alias Daedelus, Alfred Darlington has been an instigator of electronic music culture for the past 25+ years. A fore-figure of Los Angeles' Beat Scene, they have released 20+ LPs, countless EPs, remixes, and additional productions on labels such as Ninja Tune, WARP, and Brainfeeder. As a performer they're synonymous with controllers, from the grid Monome to computer-free modular, and have played over 1,000+ shows on 6 continents at events ranging from Boilerroom to festival mainstages such as Coachella.

Dj at Dublab, founding faculty member for the Berklee College of Music's EDI (Electronic Digital Instrument) program, and S.E.T.I. artist in residence.

Daedelus has begun to live up to their Greek mythological namesake.

Dreamy guitar-pop. Based in London.

management : george@handinhive.com + tristan@handinhive.com

bookings : matt@atc-live.com

band : hello@swimmingtapes.com

https://avalonemerson.com/andthecharm

Now one of dance music’s most respected DJs, Avalon Emerson first made a name for herself in the storied warehouse scene of her birthplace, San Francisco, before relocating to Berlin in 2013. Over a decade of performances at the famed Berghain led to appearances at numerous festivals around the world which all cemented Emerson, and her evocative, genre- and decade-spanning sets, as perennially in demand. 

In 2020, she released her first full-length collection: a contribution to the longrunning DJ-Kicks series (which Resident Advisor described as “The sound of a well-honed DJ at the top of her game.”), nestled alongside a steady stream of remix releases for the likes of Four Tet, Slowdive, Robyn and more.

Next up was 2023’s Avalon Emerson & The Charm, an instant classic which saw Emerson exploring her singing voice and more traditional songwriting outside of the boundaries of her dance music work.  Created after a move to New York, the resulting & The Charm album was released to critical acclaim, landing on numerous critics’ best-of-the-year lists.

The stage is now set, then, for her to carve out a wholly unique path, and with the help of new label home and indie giant, Dead Oceans, Emerson is poised to connect her various musical endeavors to create an untouchably rich output of material. First up is Perpetual Emotion Machine, consisting of songs created for her DJ sets, delivered via a living, evolving project and announced ahead of her worldwide tour.

Dublin Record Label

Tóg do chroí briste, déan ealaín!

Take your broken heart, make art!

patternsdublin@gmail.com

@functionalelectronicstimulation @olidrakeford

Tony James Morton is an electronic musician and sound artist whose work focuses on real-time systems aesthetics. These systems created have rules and structures, but within the confines of these boundaries there is enough room for improvisation. This allows for a different interpretation each time, creating unique interactions between person and sound. His work has been displayed at; OXO Tower Bargehouse (London, UK) BEAST FEaST 2016/2017 (Birmingham, UK) and Studio 47 (Amsterdam, Netherlands).

​"As an artist I am fascinated in how we interface and improvise with sound. It's in this case that I enjoy creating my own unique interfaces (or instruments) using both hardware and software. My work focuses on creating, what I like to call, audio/visual systems. These systems have rules, but within those created boundaries is enough room for users to improvise and move around the program how they feel. I like the idea of a piece of work never being interpreted the exact same way twice and these systems allow me this freedom to do so."
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www.tonyjamesmorton.com

We are a record label and friendship collective from Dublin.

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@smallcrab
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@plus-one1
@ellll
@glimmer_man
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@djopiumqueen
@jorgearnest
@leekellymusic
@completewalkthru
@orlando4ev
@minimalviolence
@bessiekat
@lastminute_man
@parris_dj

Independent record label • artist management • music publishing || Tied to the tracks since 2008.

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